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Good morning all, we've made it to Friday. Don't forget that next week is a shortened week because of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The exchanges will be closed on Thanksgiving and only open a half day on Friday.

I don’t know the number, but there must be like 10K newsletters out there. Some of them are pretty good, some pretty funny and some not worth the digital ink they’re written on. But there’s certainly no shortage of them.

Over the many years I’ve been doing this letter, I’ve seen work posted on chat rooms, bulletin boards, web sites, blog sites, etc, from dozens if not hundreds of so called guru’s and experts. Like many, sometimes they’re hot, and sometimes they’re not. But as you cruise the net, it is fun to get all the perspectives.

I am the antithesis to TV watchers. I simply do not watch much TV at all. I’ll watch the occasional Football game or hockey game, but other than that? I’ve never seen House of Cards. I’ve never seen Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, The Good wife, etc. I do watch more than my share of CNBC, but that’s only because I’m handcuffed to the chair and I have to see what the criminals are talking about.

To some folks, they must think I’m suffering from some form of self abuse. “Bob, do you mean you’re not binge watching real housewives??”’ Uhm, sorry, never saw it. “OMG!” they shriek.

In years gone by, I’ve watched my fair share of things. MASH for instance was often a favorite of mine. Likewise the first 4 seasons of “Deadliest Catch” was something I would watch regularly. But in the last ten years or so, my ability to sit through reality shows, and a lot of the fluff they call “good TV” just doesn’t resonate with me. However there was one show that started last year on the History Channel that did catch my attention. It is called “Alone”.